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Will accelerating car credit cause a crash?

Recent rapid growth in car finance has left the industry looking more vulnerable to a downturn. But this type of lending is a small proportion of total borrowing. And with car finance deals shifting the risk from banks to car companies, the implications for the economy as a whole wouldn’t be too big.

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